Docker Cloud is the Docker hosting service from Tutum, which Docker bought in October 2015. The purchase price was not disclosed.

The Reg has asked Docker for comment and will update this piece with any response. We note that the Docker system status page was updated to read: "We have identified an unusual high load on our DNS servers that is causing some lookups to fail. We are scaling up and investigating the source of the traffic." ®

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A spokesman for Docker has been in touch to say its DNS infrastructure was flooded offline with junk traffic, resulting in outages for customers:

Docker Cloud did experience an outage yesterday due to two Distributed Denial of Service attacks on the DNS. Service was restored yesterday and things are completely back to normal.

Docker provided updates via the forums within an hour after the outage was discovered, which was as soon as possible based on the information they had, and continued doing so throughout the day. They also continuously updated the status at status.docker.com.

Docker has taken corrective measures to ensure this situation does not occur in the future, and, most importantly, has taken steps to ensure that user applications will not be affected in the event that Docker Cloud experiences another outage.